Shell-loading machine.



Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

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IIVVEIVTUA RILEY SHELL-.IEOADI G MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.19\;1'908.

Patented Aug. 3, 19(19. SHEET HEB 2.

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Hil l 1 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

Application filed. March 19, 1903. Serial hie. 322,035.

had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The ject of my invention is to provide a machine adapted to the packing of c p losives into shells and particularly explosives in a dry or granular form.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front view of the machine. partly in section, with the casing removed. Fig. .2 is a side elevation of the machine including the casing. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, with the casing applied and the shuttle omitted.

is the'fra'me of the. machine. fit 0 posite sides of the frame are the studs 11, mm which is hung the. shuttle-frame 12 by the extension 120. The studs extend into elongatcd vertically extending recesses lit) in the shuttlc frame to enable the same to be reciprocated vertically.

The top bar of the shuttlc-frame 12 is provided with a longitudinal recess 13, in the bottom of which is secureds row of not zles 14, which project below said bar.

()n the bottom bar of the shuttle-frame are pivoted shaft-s carrying the cams Ni cured to hand-levers .16. The shuttle or SllQll llOltlCl i7 is vertically movable on guides on the upright end bars of the shut-- tle-frame. To place the shells 18 into operative relation with the nozzles 14;, the cams. 15 are turned into the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 3, thereby elevz'iting the shuttle so as to cause the u pereuds of the shells to slip over the nozz es.

A casing 18 is provided inclosin the shuttle-frame and open at its top to allow a hopper 20 to be introduced. This hopper comprises a top frame 200 secured to the upper bar of the main Frame, a bOhiiOHl frame 201 secured to the top bar of the shuttle-frame, and sides 202 connecting the top aad bottom frames. The sides are pretershly fiexible. to

e moved up and down with thq shuttlefmme Without disturbance ermit the discharge end.

ol' the lixed connection between the top .iframe coo oi. the lmppcr and the machine lramc: although any other construction of ioppcr that with not disturb the connection 1 bet ween its discharge end and the shellsto l 1e tilled. may be less preferably availed of.

To vertically rcciprm'atc the shuttle frame. the following construction is provided. :i lever it is pivoted at one end on the main frame and extcuds under one oi the outer'ends ol' the shuttle-ilramc and rests on a stop :22. its free outer end cxtcnd-- ing over a cam "it secured to the driving shaft :25. i the other end of the machine. Rotation of the driving shafts rock theleve gs 21 up and down, and the shuttlc-l'ramc' is lit'tcd on the upward movement oi the levers and drops during the downward movement ol the levers. in this vertical rcciprm'ation oi the shuttie-irame the discharge end of the hopper is necessarily given alike movement. which is permitted by the. yielding nature of the hopper walls. This operation causes the. explosive material in the hopper to be agitated, wherclrv the same is fed into the shells. i

in order to insure the packing of the explosive into the shells with the desired dc grcc of pressure as well. as to prevent cloggzing or bridging over of the material at the discharge end of the hopper. 1 provide the tanips 2t) secured to the tampdirame 2;. which slides in the uprights 28 secured to the main lirame. Those tamps arc-so positioned that they" enter the mouths of the shells at the upward stroke of the shuttletramcand reccde from the shells when the shuttle-frame moves downwardly, After the sli is have been filled, the hinged cover 190 of the casing is opened, the cams 15 turned to withdraw the shells from the nonzles. and the shuttle-frame swung-up into a horizontal position on the studs 11 as an axis and the shells removed. To hold the shuttle-frame in its natural Working posh tion, I provide the flexible connections 29 secured at one end to the casing and at the other end to the bottom her oi; the shuttle- *t'ran1e, and the weights 30 to which firti iwll- Similar devices are provided at nested flexible connections 2&6. passing over.

thesame time permit the shuttle-frame to be "swung. into a horizontal position as de scribed. 7 To prevent the constantly revolving shaft from acting upon the shuttle-frame durmg the latterfs raised position, there is pro- 'v1ded,.at each end of the machine, a bell. crankEEQ, pivoted on the main frame, a strap 33 secured. to the lower side of the corre 'f'lsponding end-of the shuttle-frame extension and one aim-"0r the bell-crank, and a strap 34 secured-to the other. end of the bell-crank nd theouter' Tendof the corresponding lever 21'. "LAS the shuttle-frame is raised, the 5 straps '33 and 34 lift the outer end of the lever 21; above the path of travel of the corresponding cam 24.

Itis desirable to -raise and lower thetamps and to raise the shuttle frame ,by power, to

end, the following mechanism is pro vided. The piston-35 of a fluid pressure cylinder .36 is secured to the tamp frame, and the piston 37 of a fiuid' pressure cylinder 38 has secured theretoiacross-bar 48 2 I'whichi'is connected by flexible connections 39, engaging guide rollers 40,;with the lower end of the shuttle-frame. A pipe ll has the branches, 42 and 4-3, the latter in turn havthe branches 44 and 4:5. Three-way teocksfi and 47 are appiliied to pipes 42 and 43 -respectively. Pipe runs to the lower end {of cylinder 36, pipe 2-to the upper end ,off'cylinder 36, and pipe 5 to the lower end ofycylinder 38. By turiiing. the cook, 47 to a The hinged cover 19 is. also preferably connected with the cross-bar 48' by means of 5o 'th'e' flexible connections 49,-so that the cover A .will befautomati-cally raised to allow access to the shuttle at the same time that the shuttle-frame is elevated. To facilitate removal of the line explosive dust that may accumulate within the casing, a-drawer 50 may be arranged to slide in the lower part thereof. This drawer should'be ofsubstantially the internal dimensions of the casing, so that all the dust will collect therein.

i Having now fully described my invention, fiwhat I claim and desire to protect by Let- "ters Patent is:.- a '1. In ashell loading machine, in com oina iflli tion avertically reciprocable shuttleframe dmi'tpressure fluid to t e lower] ends of the movable into and out of operative position, means to reciprocate said frame when the same is in operative position, and mechanism actuated by the shuttle-frame adapted when vthe shuttle-frame is moved out of operative position to render said shuttle-frame reciprocating means inoperative.

2. In ashell loading machine, in'coinbination, a pivotally supported shuttle ,frame, means to supply explosive material thereto, means to reciprocate the shuttle-framefand mechanism actuated by the shuttle framej adapted when the shu'ttle fram'e is swung on its pivot out of operative position 'to render said shuttle-frame reciprocating means inop- 0 erative.

8. In a shell-loading machine-in combination, a pivotally supported shuttle-frame,

a rocking lever adapted to' vertically reciprocate. the shuttleframe, a cam adapted 35 to oierate said lever, and connections between the shuttle-frame and "rocking lever adapted, when the shu'ttleframeis swung on its pivot out of operative position,'to withdraw said lever from the action of the on cam. o

In a shell loading machine in combination, a pivotally supported shuttle-frame, a rocking lever ada ted to vertically reciprocate the shuttle rame' a cam adapted to'95 operate said lever, a bell crank, a strap connecting the shuttle-frame and one arm of the bell-crank, and a strap' connecting the lever and the other arm. of the bellcrank,

whereby when the shuttle-frame is swung og on its pivot out of operative position saidlever is withdrawn from the action of the cam. a

In a shell loading machine, in combination. the main frame, a shuttle-frame having in its end vertically elongated recesses, studs in the main frame entering said recesses whereby. the shuttle-frame is hung I therefrom, and means toreciprocate the shuttle-frame on said studs. v I 1.10 6. In a shell loading machine, in corn bination, a reciprocable' shuttle frame, a hopper,

in operative relation with the shuttleiframe,

adapted when actuated to agitate the imari'al therein, and means to reciprocate the 5 shuttle frame and thereby actuate the hopieia.

} 7. In a she l loading machine, in combination, a reciprocable shuttle 'f'rame,.. nozzles carried thereby, a hopperwhose discharge end is movable relatively to its receiving a month, said discharge end being secured to; the shuttle framein operative relationfwithsaid nozzles, and means-toreciprocate the; shuttle' frame and the discharge endnf the 5 '3 happen a variety 3 and thereby actuate the; hoppfei'l,

per, in operative relation with the-shuttle frame, adapted to be actuated to agitate the material therein, and mechanism adapted to vertlc'ally reciprocate, the Sh1'1ttle ,frame 21' In a -shell loading machine, incombii nation, the main frames shuttle-frame tlcally reciprocable'- on the main frame; nozzles carried by the shuttleframe, 'a hope, per having flexible" walls' whose discharge endis secured to the shuttle-frame into era tive frelation with said nozzles and w ose .l p erend is secured to the m f m 10.. In a shell loading-vniachipe, in coinhii nation, a pivota'lly suspended and"ve1-'tical ly-- reciprocable shuttle-frame, means to supply;

explosive material thereto during-its, recipe rocation, mechanism adapted: to swing-theshuttl'e-frame' onits pivot; out of operative position, and a-tension device' tending-zto .re- Y sto dframe to. operative "position. j f '1 L :a; shellloading machine, in comm nat'io thIe-; main frame, a; pivot-ally .-susand vertically reciprocableshuttle franl f efins to; supply explosive material hereto 'iiring its'reeip'rocation; mechanisxn' adapted it it-the shuttle-frame on its ivothoiit of operative position, 'aiten'sibn "device tending .toJnove -the shuttle-frame; to

.and beyon'd it s operatiige position,- and acone nection' betweeI 1 .themain, frame andjthe" shuttle-frame limiting the movement of the shuttle-frame beyond its operhtive position.

12,- Ina shell loading machine, in (zombi nation, a shuttle-frame, means to move the,

' same-out ot-operative position, means to;

vertically reciprocate the "shuttle-frame.

fwh ile in operativeposition, nozzles nonnec't" fed with the shilttle-frame, meanszto supply 40,

explosive material' to the --nozz les,. .tamps adapted to 'work'in said' nozzles during reciprocation of'the shuttle-frame,- and} Ineclr- "ariism for lifting said, ta'm'ps and moving the shuttle-frame out of operativep'osit on.

45 5. "13 In a shelleloadingmachine; in co'mbiitiqn, a vertically *reciprocable shuttleframe a hopper to supply explosive maternal 'there to a casing incloslng the shuttle-frame a id hopper but permitting explosive inatenail tobe fed-into thehopper, a hinged ing movable out of operative position-toward said cover and mechanismconnecting with both the s uttle-frame and hopperiadaptedto movetthe shuttle-frame toward said cover;

'and'lift the .cover tle frame w p 514.; In .a"shelllloading*machine, in co'mbito allow access to the shut;

nozzles? carried thereby, "a: hopper having connectedwith the mainframe and Whose discharge e11d- -is fixedlyconnected with the shell shuttlein said .fraine so .that the shells thereinwill r ister said n0z zles, studs -on-' the main-' traine on whichthe -'shuttlegimm is both pivot-ally supported and ver ticall-y reciprocable, a" rockinglever pivoted ion the main frajmegahd engagipg'the shuttle;

ied mc ted; a "shaft; a cain{".the ronunder.- lying said iever-hand-adapted to alternatelyitheisame and allowit ;.-to' drop, a bell erainkgf'g straps respeotive'ly connecting the 'fgfranie one armgof the bell-crankand the rockinglever andthe. other arm of the bell-'. critnk whereby; when; the. shuttle-frame is liftdlon itsfpivot, the rocking lever 1s lifted and slidable iii-vertical gi ideson the main frame, means 'adapted to lift the tamps and WILLIAM- -A. BADR'OGEMHLER,

cover for the casing, the shuttle-frame be-- nation', the jmain frame, a shuttle-frame;

Jshuttle-lfranie, 'means to removablysecnre' a "frame and' by which lthesame vertically i above the' cam,-Jtamps efiteringsaid nozzles swing the shuttle-framefa strap connectin- 60 flexible. walls-and whoseupper end is fixedly 

